Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
Blockbusters and Birdwalks
“Mom and Dad” (1945), a conversation about a Blockbuster
April 04, 2024
•
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa learn something new about the birds and the bees: avoid “the Great Imitator”.
***
Referenced media:
- “Johnny Dangerously” (Amy Heckerling, 1984)
- “Gone with the Wind” (Victor Fleming, 1939)
- “Leave it to Beaver” (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, 1957-1963)
- “High School Confidential” (Jack Arnold, 1958)
- “Reefer Madness” (Louis J. Gasnier, 1936)
- “The Explosive Generation” (Buzz Kulik, 1961)
- “Teenage Mother” (Jerry Gross, 1967)
- “Teenage Father” (Taylor Hackford, 1978)
- “Sex Hygiene” (Otto Brewer and John Ford, 1942)
Audio quotation:
- “Mom and Dad” (William Beaudine, 1945)
- “Chicken Clucking And Other Chickens Sound and Noises 🐔 VIDEOS” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ptZkZAuzc
- “Johnny Dangerously” (Amy Heckerling, 1984)
- “17 "Ticking Clock" Sound Variations in 30 Seconds” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWxsqkw0EaE